David Berkowitz
- Department of Medicine
Associate Professor
- (404) 778-7823
- david.berkowitz@emoryhealthcare.org
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The Emory Clinic
Interventional Pulmonology
1365 Clifton Road, Bldg A, 3rd Floor
Overview
Dr. Berkowitz received his undergraduate degree in Biophysical Chemistry and Economics from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1998. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio, Texas in 2002. He completed his residency at Harvard Medical School and a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in 2008. In 2009, he completed an additional one-year fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center dedicated to the subspecialty of Interventional Pulmonology.
Dr. Berkowitz began practicing at Emory University Hospital in 2009 and is affiliated with the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory St Joseph's Hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University Hospital Midtown. He is board certified in Internal Medicine (2015), Pulmonary Disease (2017), Critical Care Medicine (2008), and Interventional Pulmonology (2017). His clinical interests are in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy and the management of patients with cancer involving the lung. He specializes in the diagnosis, staging, and endoscopic management of lung cancer by using minimally invasive endoscopic procedures including flexible and rigid bronchoscopy, navigational bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound, laser assisted bronchoscopy, and photodynamic therapy. He also performs bronchial thermoplasty, transtracheal oxygen catheter placement, and tracheostomy placement and management.
Dr. Berkowitz has been the Principle Investigator on multiple clinical research projects examining airway and lung diseases including COPD, asthma, and lung cancer. His main research focus involves the evaluation and management of pleural disease and disorders of the airways such as complications of placement of tracheostomy tubes and airway stents. Through his research, he aims to advance the safety of performing medical procedures and improving healthcare quality and delivery.
He served as co-chair on the Association of Interventional Pulmonology Program Directors (AIPPD) Fellowship Accreditation Committee in order to help standardize Interventional Pulmonary fellowship training and curriculum. He has been invited to speak at the international meetings for the American Thoracic Society and American College of Chest Physicians as well as many continuing medical education courses for practicing physicians throughout the United States. As Director of the Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Program at Emory University, he has trained multiple practicing Interventional Pulmonologists. He has also mentored numerous residents and fellows and routinely lectures at Emory Medical School.
Academic Appointment
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Division, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- MD from University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
- BA from Dartmouth College
Research
Focus
- Clinical research projects examining performance and safety of innovative pulmonary procedural technology. Includes, but not limited to, advanced diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, evaluation and management of pleural disease and diseases confined to the airway. Ongoing industry sponsored endoscopic lung volume reduction trial.
Publications
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Reducing Tracheostomy-Related Acquired Pressure Injury by Flipping the Ventilator Circuit Position Study.
Crit Care Explor Volume: 6 Page(s): e1102
06/01/2024 Authors: Niroula A; Yang P; Campbell ML; Cruse AR; Gizaw RM; Vannostrand KM; Jaber WS; Schimmel M; Daymude K; Revenig J -
Tracheostomies of Patients With COVID-19: A Survey of Infection Reported by Health Care Professionals.
Am J Crit Care Volume: 32 Page(s): 9 - 20
01/01/2023 Authors: Shreckengost CSH; Wan L; Reitz AW; Lin A; Dhamsania RK; Spychalski J; Douglas JM; Lane A; Amin D; Roser S -
A Case of Nitinol Airway Stent Placement in a Patient With Known Nickel Skin Sensitivity With No Local or Systemic Reactions After 6 Months of Follow-up.
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol Volume: 30 Page(s): 83 - 85
01/01/2023 Authors: Lamothe PA; Berkowitz DM; Schimmel ME -
Outcomes of Early Versus Late Tracheostomy in Patients With COVID-19: A Multinational Cohort Study.
Crit Care Explor Volume: 4 Page(s): e0796
11/01/2022 Authors: Harrell Shreckengost CS; Foianini JE; Moron Encinas KM; Tola Guarachi H; Abril K; Amin D; Berkowitz D; Castater CA; Douglas JM; Grant AA -
Pulmonary Procedures in the COVID-19 Era.
Curr Pulmonol Rep Volume: 11 Page(s): 39 - 47
01/01/2022 Authors: Schimmel M; Berkowitz DM -
The Epidemiology of Adult Tracheostomy in the United States 2002-2017: A Serial Cross-Sectional Study.
Crit Care Explor Volume: 3 Page(s): e0523
09/01/2021 Authors: Abril MK; Berkowitz DM; Chen Y; Waller LA; Martin GS; Kempker JA -
Patch-and-Glue: Novel Technique in Bronchoesophageal Fistula Repair and Broncholith Removal With Stent and Fibrin Glue.
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol Volume: 28 Page(s): e45 - e49
07/01/2021 Authors: Wong A-KI; McDonald A; Jones B; Berkowitz D -
Variable Learning Curve of Basic Rigid Bronchoscopy in Trainees.
Respiration Volume: 100 Page(s): 530 - 537
01/01/2021 Authors: Mahmood K; Wahidi MM; Shepherd RW; Argento AC; Yarmus LB; Lee H; Shojaee S; Berkowitz DM; Van Nostrand K; Lamb CR -
Percutaneous Tracheostomy With Apnea During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Era: A Protocol and Brief Report of Cases.
Crit Care Explor Volume: 2 Page(s): e0134
05/01/2020 Authors: Niroula A; Van Nostrand KM; Khullar OV; Force S; Jaber WS; Sardi AH; Berkowitz DM -
Epidemiology of Tracheostomy Among Adults with Acute Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation in the United States - A Longitudinal Study of the National Inpatient Sample 2002-2014
Volume: 201
01/01/2020 Authors: Abril M; Berkowitz DM; Kempker JA